Science A to Z: Light

Reading Guide: Main Idea

(Gr. 2 High Level) Roadway on Cover
Name: _______________________

Date: ______________________

Read the book and answer the questions. Use the glossary to help you
with some of the vocabulary.
Page 5
1. What main question does this page answer?
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2. What is the answer?
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3. How does your sense of sight work?
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Pages 6
1. What main question/idea do this page answer?
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2. What are the two types of natural light sources? Circle the most
important one.
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3. What are the two sources of man-made light we have?

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Page 7-9
1. What is the main idea of page 7?

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2. Fill in the blanks (You may have to think about your answers and
infer using the pictures.
Light does different things when it hits different materials. It
______________ _____________ clear materials like a __________.
A little bit of light soaks into this object and a little bit bounces off.
Clear materials are called transparent. Only some light goes
through materials such as a_____________ . These type
of materials are called translucent. Materials such
as a _________ are called opaque. No light can pass through
them.
3. What happens to the light when objects block some or all of the
light?
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4. What kinds of objects reflect most of the light that hits them?
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5. What happens to dull or dark things when light hits them?
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Page 9
1. What is the main idea on page 9?
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2. What are two ways that light moves?
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Page 11
1. What is the main idea on page 11?

2. How does light turn into heat energy?

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Page 12-13

1. What is the main idea on these pages?

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2. How do shadows form?
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3. Why is your shadow sometimes smaller or bigger?
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Page 14-15
1. What is the main idea of these pages?
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3. When all the colours are mixed together, what does the light look
like?
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4. Why does a polar bears fur look white?

5. Why does a black cats fur look black?

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6. What causes something to be a certain colour?
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7. Circle One:
We see a colour when that colour is absorbed/reflected?